LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

ambulātor

ambulātor m (genitive ambulātōris)
Classical[am.bʊˈɫaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[am.buˈlaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. A person that walks about; walker.
  2. idler, lounger
  3. peddler, hawker

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeambulātorambulātōrēs
genitiveambulātōrisambulātōrum
dativeambulātōrīambulātōribus
accusativeambulātōremambulātōrēs
ablativeambulātōreambulātōribus
vocativeambulātorambulātōrēs

ambŭlātor, ōris, m. ambulo,
I. one that walks about, i.e.,
I. An idler, lounger: vilicus ne sit ambulator, Cato, R. R. 5, 2 (cf. id. ib. 5, 2: minus licebit ambulare); Col. 1, 8, 7.—*
II. A pedlar, hawker: Transtiberinus, Mart. 1, 42 (not found elsewhere).

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts?
  3. Latinambulātor

Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *h₂elh₂-der. Proto-Italic *alō Latin *alō Latin ambulō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin ambulātor From ambulō (“walk; travel”) + -tor.

Descendants
  • Englishambulator

Quick answers

What does ambulātor mean in Latin?
ambulātor, a noun, means “A person that walks about; walker.; idler, lounger”.
What is the genitive of ambulātor?
The genitive singular is ambulātōris. ambulātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce ambulātor?
In classical Latin, [am.bʊˈɫaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [am.buˈlaː.tor].
Where does ambulātor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? → Latin ambulātor.